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lacking in qualities that make for spirit and character
- a milk-and-water campaign speech that most likely did not inspire a single person
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lacking strength of will or character
- we need to elect a leader with a bold vision, not someone who's been a milk-and-water yes-man all his life
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- characterless,
- effete,
- frail,
- invertebrate,
- limp-wristed,
- namby-pamby,
- nerveless,
- soft,
- spineless,
- weak,
- weak-kneed,
- weakened,
- weakling,
- wet
- [British],
- wimpish,
- wimpy,
- wishy-washy
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“Milk-and-water.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milk-and-water. Accessed 23 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of milk-and-water was in 1753
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